Posted on 08/25/2004 11:00:28 AM PDT by GulliverSwift
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called today for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President George Bush to appoint an independent group to recommend reforms after a report faulted all levels of the military for abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Its not just the little person at the bottom who ought to pay the price of responsibility, Kerry said at a Philadelphia union hall. The buck doesnt stop at the Pentagon.
A report released yesterday by an independent panel led by former Defence Secretary James Schlesinger concluded that senior US military leaders in Iraq and the Pentagon could be faulted for inattention to prisoner abuses, but it did not recommend that Rumsfeld step down.
What is missing from all these reports is accountability from the senior civilian leaders in the Pentagon and in the White House, Kerry said.
From the bottom of the chain of command all the way to the top, there needs to be accountability. The Schlesinger report makes clear that Secretary Rumsfeld was responsible for setting a climate where these types of abuses could occur.
Kerry said an independent investigation should review the decision-making process that led to the abuses and provide comprehensive reforms to ensure abuses do not recur.
The time has come for our commander in chief to take charge, he said.
I am pretty sure that he always lets his pinky stick out a little, like a proper teacup holder. That is not a part of any military salute that I know of. I will look for more salute pictures to see if any other examples exist.
Damn this POS.........They try an toss GI's in jail that put panties on the head of an enemy and yet promote this trash mouth self confessed war criminal traitor as presidential !
Doom on Kerry and his trolls !
his call and $5.00 will get that POS a cup of coffee at $tarbuck$ too!!!
In the tactical world, this is called a "diversion"! He is firing for effect! The glib lib media will be on this one!
So if Rumy has to resign, I guess Jf'nK will have to turn himself in for all those self-confessed war crimes??
Great hair--I think that man would make a great president someday.
OH and dont forget our beloved harry reid ,he has been real quiet ,up for reelection meez thinks.
As I recall, Kerry did not call for Clark Clifford's resignation in 1969.
I wonder why...
Nor did Kerry call for William Cohen's resignation in 2000, when those GIs raped a Japanese civilian.
I wonder why...
Somebody should be asking Kerry just such questions. Too bad the media is MIA.
Thank you. I think Aw Jeez is going to be paged more and more as November gets closer.
Kerry is acting like a psychopath. He knows that he confessed to war crimes, but he's accusing Rumsfeld. I hope the book, Unfit, sells millions.
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Rummy should just toss a pair of panties over sKerry's head.
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